CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS
Infectious Agents - Traveler's Diarrhea
Etiologic agents for traveler's diarrhea:
- enterotoxigenic E. Coli > 50% of cases
- Shigella - up to 15% of cases
- Salmonella - up to 15% of cases
- Other bacteria - Campylobacter, Aeromonas, Vibrio, etc.
- Viruses - < 10%, rotavirus, Norwalk agent, enteroviruses
- Parasites (uncommon) - Giardia, Amoeba, Crytosporidium
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